We start worship this morning with:
2 Chronicles 20:6
O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
When Jehoshaphat prayed this, his back was against the proverbial wall. An army was coming against the nation of Israel that could only be described as a "horde" (hāmôn).
O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
As their leader Jehoshaphat called a fast and Israel assembled and the word of the Lord came through the priest Jahaziel:
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.
The battle is not ours. Stop and reread that until it sinks in.
Yes, the army had to assemble. Yes, it had to face its deepest fears and go out. But God went before them and did what they could not do. He gave them victory.
We serve the LORD, who none can withstand.
See the horde coming. See it surround you. Take up your position. Pray and watch what He does in you, around you, and often times in spite of you.
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